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Prof. O'Connell comments on al- Marri charges
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, applauded yesterday’s announcement that the Justice Department would move the case of the only enemy combatant to be held on...
Prof. Garnett on Pleasant Grove City v. Summum: “Roberts Court clarifies free-speech rules on government expression”
The Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision today (Feb. 25, 2009) in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum states that the government, when speaking on behalf of itself, is allowed to control its...
NDExpert: Law professor Garnett says Supreme Court’s religious display decision won’t end the argument
The Supreme Court decided today that Pleasant Grove, Utah, is not legally required to permit a religious group to erect a display in a city park which already features a...
Prof. Garnett Presents at Villanova Conference
Notre Dame Professor of Law Richard Garnett participates in Villanova University School of Law’s third annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics, and Culture today, Feb. 19. The conference...
Prof. Carozza Addresses Members of World’s International Courts
Prof. Paolo Carozza, president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), was in Strasbourg on Jan. 30 at the invitation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to...
Professor Nicole Garnett wins Paul M. Bator Award
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies will present the prestigious Paul M. Bator Award to Notre Dame Professor of Law Nicole Garnett. The award recognizes a young...
Dean Edmonds presented "Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration"
Dean Edmonds presented:“Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration,” Hot Stove meeting, Oscar Charleston Chapter (Indianapolis), Society for American Baseball Research, Conner Prairie Museum, Fishers, Indiana, February 7, 2009.…
Garnett Statement on Obama Faith-based Initiative
According to Notre Dame Professor of Law Richard Garnett, President Obama’s decision to continue allowing faith-based agencies to receive public funds for their social-welfare services is welcome and correct. Garnett...
Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda
FeaturingArchbishop John Baptist OdamaArchdiocese of Gulu, UgandaArchbishop John Baptist Odama has played a prominent role in promoting peace and reconciliation amidst one of the world’s most gruesome conflicts. He has...
NDLS "Love Beats AIDS" Campaign - Feb 9 - 13
ACLU, BLSA, Center for Civil & Human Rights, Int’l Human Rights Society, & Woman’s Legal Forum present…
NDLS “Love Beats AIDS”
Speaker to Discuss Rumsfeld and War Crimes
Wolfgang Kaleck, a German human rights lawyer, will discuss the cases he has filed in German and French courts against former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other Bush administration...
Pro Bono in Appalachia
Six 2L and 3L students will engage in pro bono work in Appalachia over spring break, March 8-14. The Law School’s Pro Bono at Notre Dame Program organized the trip...